Emu Park, Innisfail, Maleny, Morningside, and Townsville Public Land Mortgages Act of 1924 (15 Geo v No. 19) (Qld)

11194 PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND. Emu Park, Etc., Land Mortgages Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 19, PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND. 15 Geo. V. An Act to Enable the Trustees of Certain Parcels No. 19. THE of Land at Emu Park, Innisfail, Maleny, EMU PARK, INNISFAIL, lVIorningside, and Townsville respectively, MALENY, MORNING- within the State of Queensland, used for SIDE, AND TOWNSVILLE PUBLIC certain public purposes, to Mortgage the said Land and to Devote the Moneys so LAND MORTGAGES raised to making Permanent Improve- ACT O~' 1924. ments on the said Land. [ASSENTED TO 28TH OCTOBER, 1924.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, . by and w~ th the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- Short titl6. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Emu Park, I nn£sjail, lYJaleny, M orningside, and Towns1Jille Public Land Mortgages Act oj 1924." Interpreta- 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, tion. the following terms have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say:- Minister. "Minister"-The Secretary for Public Lands or other Minister of the Crown charged for the time being with the administration of this Act; 'Trustees_ "Trustees"-The persons in whom the land in question is vested or under whose control the same has been placed, and their lessees and successors; Prescribed. " Prescribed "-Prescribed by regulations under this Act; Public la.nd. "Public land," used in relation to Emu Park, Innisfail, Maleny, Morningside, and Towns- villerespectively-The land particulars where- of are set forth in the Schedule to this Act against the names respectively of those localities.

P ARKS AND PUBLIC LAND. 11195 1924. Emu Par'k, Etc., P7tblic Land Mortgages Act. 3. (1.) In order to raise funds for effecting improve- Power to ments or adding to improvements already effected on tru~ees to the public land, the trustees thereof may make applica- : ~ egage tion to the Minister for liberty to raise such funds by means of a mortgage of such public land. (2.) Such application shall be in writing, signed by the trustees or otherwise authenticated as prescribed, and shall state- (a) The amount of money proposed to be raised by means of a mortgage; (b) The purpose for which it is necessary to raise such money; (c) Whether any and what mortgage, encum- brance, or charge already exists on or over the land; (d) If it is not proposed to mortgage the whole of the land, the portion thereof proposed to be mortgaged; (e) The terms, conditions, and duration of the proposed mortgage ; (I) By what means it is proposed to liquidate the proposed mortgage and interest from time to time accruing due thereon, and what further security (if any) in addition to the land and improvements can be given; (g) Such other particulars as may be prescribed. (3.) Upon receipt of the said application the Minister may cause such inquiries to be made with respect to the matter as he thinks proper. (4.) If the Minister is satisfied that the application should be granted without any modification, or with such modifications as he deems to be in the best interests .pf the trust, he shall submit the matter to the Governor in Council for approval. (5.) Thereupon the Governor in Council may, by Order in Council, grant liberty to the trustees to mortgage the public land or any specified part thereof upon such terms, conditions, and stipulations as he thinks proper; and the trustees shall be at liberty to effect such mortgage accordingly in pursuance of such Order in Council, notwithstanding any restriction contained or implied in v

11196 PARKS AKD PUBLIC LAND. Emu Park, Etc., Public Land Mortgage8 Act.15 GEO. V. No. ]9, 1924. the deed of grant or *" The Land Acts, 19lO to 1923"; and a mortgage so made shall be valid and effectual for all purposes. Regulations. 4. The Governor in Council may from time to time make all such regulations as he deems necessary or expedient for giving full effect to this Act. All such regulations, upon publication in the Gazette, shall be judicially noticed and shall have the same effect as if they were enacted in this Act. All such regulations shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen days after the publicati.on thereof as aforesaid, if Parliament is then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session thereof. THE SCHEDULE. PARTICULARS OF PUBLIC LAND. Place. Nature of Trust. Parish. Area. I oNfuDmebeedr. Date of Issue of Title. ~ - --- -- . l. Emu Park ·. School of Arts Hewittville 2. Innisfail ·. School of Arts Johnstone 0 A. i~-~·1-:005 I 0 0 15!: NI0929 7 October, 1924 7 October, 1924 3. Maleny ·. Recreation and Maleny Showground 18 1 20 112283 25 September, 1924 4. Morningside .. School of Arts Bulimba 1 0 8.8 112282 25 September, 1924 and Recrea- tion 5. Townsville ·. I Showground I Coonam- i 30 0 9 NI0927 25 September, 1924 be1ah * 1 Geo. V. No. 15 and amending Acts, supra, pages 8775, 9177, 9180, 10096, and 10598.